Covet edited by arianne nardo
As two beloved soap operas careen toward an irreversible fate, the
daytime television clouds darken in preparation of another lifestyle-
driven talk show. After the haughty excesses and bejeweled tantrums
of Erica Kane, our vivid domestic fantasies now look to a kinder, more
refined muse. Penelope, the celestial enchantress from the Manuel
Canovas summer collection is an archival design on linen, updated
and rescaled (as so many of us are) for modern day intrigue. Hers is
a palette wistful for idyllic Provençal scenery, the sloping landscapes
and that sweetest of interludes savored long ago with a younger
admirer. When the heart swells she takes to the coast, soaking in
rays of rouge and prune, those wild and forbidden fruits tempting
from Rio to Bahia. Vibrant and complex, she is poised, unrivaled and
irresistibly dramatic. Manuel Canovas through Cowtan & Tout; to the
trade, 212 647 6900 cowtan.com
Elastic waist pants at the theater. What hope is left for a
genteel society? While the preservationists of a formal,
courtly lifestyle bemoan the rumpled imprint left by casual
Friday, somewhere a baby shower is being hosted in a neon
tracksuit. Let them recline in polyester; elegance has not
been deserted at the house of Gregorius Pineo. Few can
meld clean, rustic appeal with savoir faire like the Andriessen
lounge chair, draped in the urbane, tactile couture of hand-
hammered iron. CEO and creative director George Massar
has stirred a handsome nostalgia, summoning the silhouette
of a 1940s wooden chair into a sleek architectural form free
of showmanship but rich in mystery: from leg to arm—the
depth real or imagined? Handcrafted in Los Angeles,
a point worth repeating, this is the company’s first iron
chair for interior use. It wears a new warm, metal finish
in Brass, and is very much dressed to thrill. To the trade,
gregoriuspineo.com
